import time, operator

def addvec1(vec1, vec2):
	return [vec1[0] + vec2[0], vec1[1] + vec2[1], vec1[2] + vec2[2]]

def addvec2(vec1, vec2):
	return map(operator.add, vec1, vec2)

a = time.clock()

for x in range(100000):
	addvec1([1,2,3],[2,3,4])
	
b = time.clock() - a

a = time.clock()

for x in range(100000):
	addvec2([1,2,3], [2,3,4])
	
c = time.clock() - a

print 'addvec1 using addition manually:', b
print 'addvec2 using map statement:', c